Golfing aid

Abstract

A golf club supporting apparatus is disclosed. The golf club supporting apparatus includes a base member having a lower portion including two spaced apart points contacting the ground and an upper portion connected to a shaft receiver. The shaft receiver includes a notched opening for receiving a shaft of the club being supported. The shaft is placed into the notched opening and a head of the club rests on the ground. The lower portion of the base member and the golf club head rest on the ground such that the golf club shaft is supported in a generally upright position. A clip is provided on the base member for attaching same to the upper rim of a golf bag. The method of using the golf club supporting apparatus includes the steps of inserting the golf club shaft in the notched opening of the supporting apparatus and sliding the golf club tapered shaft down the notched opening until the tapered shaft is firmly engaged by the notched opening. The golf club head and the supporting apparatus is then placed on a ground surface.

We claim: 
     
       1. A portable golfing aid for supporting a golf club having a shaft with a head at one end, the golfing aid comprising: a base member including upper and lower portions, said lower portion including a pair of ground engaging points spaced apart a predetermined fixed distance for contacting a ground surface;   a shaft receiver connected to said upper portion including a notched opening dimensioned to receive and grip the shaft of a golf club and oriented such that a golf club having its shaft fully seated in said notched opening is held in a generally upright position when supported only by said pair of spaced apart points and the head of said golf club resting on a ground surface so that the club is held in a highly visible and accessible position which eliminates any stooping or bending over to pick up the gripped golf club; and   means on said base member for clipping the golfing aid to a golf bag so as to depend therefrom and be transportable therewith.   
     
     
       2. The golfing aid of claim 1, wherein said shaft receiver receives the golf club shaft at an angle of approximately 30 degrees with respect to said base member. 
     
     
       3. The golfing aid of claim 1, wherein said notched opening is a stepped notch opening having a plurality of stepped diameters to accommodate different golf club shaft diameters and said notched opening grippingly engages the shaft of the golf club and said lower portion of said base member and the golf club head rest on the ground such that the golf club shaft is supported in a partially upright position. 
     
     
       4. The golfing aid of claim 1, wherein said upper portion of said base member includes a recess for supporting a second golf club shaft. 
     
     
       5. The golfing aid of claim 1, wherein said base member is arcuate to substantially conform to the golf bag when clipped thereto. 
     
     
       6. A golfing aid consisting of the elements recited in claim 1. 
     
     
       7. A golfing aid as recited in claim 1 wherein the height of said base member is substantially less than the length of the golf club to be supported thereby.